A comprehensive landscape of human organ N-glycoproteome

N-glycosylation, as a common post-translational modification with complex structures, plays key roles in protein folding, cellular recognition and signaling pathways. State-of-the-art mass spectrometry-based N-glycoproteomics has enabled deep N-glycoproteome characterization of various human organs. However, a comprehensive N-glycoproteome landscape of human organs remains lacking. Here we present a systematic human N-glycoproteome atlas spanning 74 subjects across 18 organs/tissues with identification of 57,884 N-glycan structure-level and 23,863 monosaccharide composition-level intact N-glycopeptides on 7543 N-glycosites of 5062 N-glycoproteins. Tissue-specific N-glycosylation patterns and crosstalk between sialylation and fucosylation are observed. An organ classifier using multiple machine learning models on our N-glycopeptide dataset is trained. This atlas, complemented by a unified multi-software analysis framework, provides insights into organ-specific glycobiology and establishes a fundamental reference for understanding physiological N-glycosylation characteristics of human tissues.

Authors

Institutions

Publication Details

Journal
Nature Communications
Published
2026-06-16
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74631-7
Primary Topic
Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
Type
article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
0.00
Controls
|||
ALL TIME
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
article

A comprehensive landscape of human organ N-glycoproteome

Suideng Qin, Zhixin Tian, Hongwei Liang, Chao Qin et al.
Nature Communications
Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
article

A comprehensive landscape of human organ N-glycoproteome

Suideng Qin, Zhixin Tian, Hongwei Liang, Chao Qin, Yanggang Yuan, Tao Wang, Xiaoyu Hu
article en

Abstract

N-glycosylation, as a common post-translational modification with complex structures, plays key roles in protein folding, cellular recognition and signaling pathways. State-of-the-art mass spectrometry-based N-glycoproteomics has enabled deep N-glycoproteome characterization of various human organs. However, a comprehensive N-glycoproteome landscape of human organs remains lacking. Here we present a systematic human N-glycoproteome atlas spanning 74 subjects across 18 organs/tissues with identification of 57,884 N-glycan structure-level and 23,863 monosaccharide composition-level intact N-glycopeptides on 7543 N-glycosites of 5062 N-glycoproteins. Tissue-specific N-glycosylation patterns and crosstalk between sialylation and fucosylation are observed. An organ classifier using multiple machine learning models on our N-glycopeptide dataset is trained. This atlas, complemented by a unified multi-software analysis framework, provides insights into organ-specific glycobiology and establishes a fundamental reference for understanding physiological N-glycosylation characteristics of human tissues.

Nature Communications
Tongji University (CN), Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (CN), Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (CN), Jiangsu Province Hospital (CN), Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 12%
Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
AI Navigator

Ask Laika to Summarize, Analyze, and Connect papers live on the map.

Summarize Papers & Methodologies

Extract key findings, datasets, and comparative methods across publications.

Benchmark Rankings & Visual Analytics

Rank top research institutions, authors, funders, topics, and journals by Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) and paper volume with instant charts.

Connect Distant Disciplines

Bridge topological clusters on the map to find hidden collaborative intersections.